Deadline draws closer
for missile deployment
Lvzrxizczrx iArj — nunareas ot
thousands of anti-nuclear
demonstrators are expected on
the streets of Western Europe in
the next few weeks as NATO
moves toward stationing new
American missiles in Europe.
The "Hot Autumn" protests
come as nervous West European
governments watch with
diminishing hope for agreement
at the 2-year-old U.S.-Soviet
missile talks in Geneva,
Switzerland. If the superpowers
agree, the missile deployment
could be halted.
Some diplomats and arms
specialists feel the Soviet Union is
waiting to see whether the
demonstrations will affect policies
of U.S. allies before deciding its
attitude in Geneva.
If NATO countries hold firm on
the missiles, one argument goes,
the Soviets will offer last-minute
compromises. If NATO govern
ments falter, the Soviets will not
budge, the analysts feel, and will
continue to deploy their SS-20
rockets.
By the end of the year the first of
464 Tomahawk cruise missiles are
due for deployment in Britain and
Italy and the first of the 108 Per
shings are to be sited in West Ger
many. Later, missiles are to be
placed in Belgium and the
Netherlands.
Most of the anti nuclear groups
claim to be even-handedly against
U.S. and Soviet nuclear arms, but
organizers say many protests will
be aimed primarily at the cruise
and Pershing rockets.
Major demonstrations are plan
ned in West Germany, Britain, Ita
ly, Denmark, Belgium, Austria,
Sweden, Norway and The
Netherlands. Most are set for the
weekend of Oct. 22-23 and the
following week, coinciding with
United Nations Disarmament
Week.
The largest protests will pro
bably be in West Germany, where
most of the missiles — 204 — are
to be based.
Organizers are counting on
several hundred thousand pro
testers in Bonn, the West German
capital, Oct. 22 for the main rally,
with others planned the same day
in Hamburg, West Berlin and Stut
tgart — all preceded by blockades
of U.S. and West German military
installations, rallies and street
demonstrations starting Oct. 13.
West Germany and the United
States are concerned about
violence, and police will be ready
to intervene if demonstrators try
to break into bases. The United
States has 248,000 troops station
ed in West Germany.
A taste of anti-nuclear sentiment
in West Germany came last
Wednesday, when, according to
union spokesmen, several million
Germans stopped work for five
minutes. The Trade Union Federa
tion said the action demonstrated
that it is almost too late — “five
minutes to twelve" — to reach
agreement in Geneva. Britain's
Campaign for Nuclear Disarma
ment, which claims about 200,000
members, says ''tens of
thousands" of protesters will
march through London on Oct. 22
to a rally in Hyde Park.
But British officials say they feel
little concern over the show of
anti-nuclear force.
"A lot of steam has gone out of
the anti-nuclear movement," the
foreign secretary. Sir Geoffrey
Howe, said last week.
Oakland teachers vote
to end 'successful' strike
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) —
Oakland teachers voted heavily in
favor of a setflement Sunday that
will raise their wages by 14 per
cent in two years and end what
their union president described as
“one of the most successful
teachers' strikes in California.”
In an evening meeting,
members of the Oakland Educa
tion Association voted 1,659-64 to
approve the new contract and to
end a four-day walkout that had
been supported by 90 percent of
the teachers and 77 percent of
their students. The teachers will
be back in classrooms Monday.
Roger Gooden, president of the
3,500-member OEA, representing
teachers, nurses, counselors,
psychologists, librarians and
substitutes, had endorsed the set
tlement and had predicted a
“strong vote" for ratification.
The tentative pact came early
Saturday after 344 hours of non
stop negotiations with state
mediator Diane Fivey.
The agreement gives Oakland
Unified School District teachers a
7 percent wage increase in
November and another 7 percent
raise next July 1. Beginning
teachers, however, would get a
bigger boost — from $11,909 to
$13,500 on Nov. 1, scaling up to
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